İnci Asena

İnci Asena (born in 1948) is a Turkish publisher and a poet. She is also a former Miss Turkey.

İnci Asena
Born1948 (age 71–72)
Istanbul, Turkey
Pen nameAylin Önersev, Ani Toros
OccupationPoet
NationalityTurkish
EducationEnglish studies
Alma materİstanbul University
SpouseHalit Çapın
Children1
RelativesDuygu Asena (sister)

Life

She was born to Muhtar and Nihal in İstanbul, Turkey in 1948.[1] She is the younger sister of Duygu Asena, a notable journalist. She graduated from the School of English studies at İstanbul University.[2]

In 1966, she participated at the Miss Turkey beauty contest under the pseudonym Aylin Öndersev,[3] which actually was her aunt's name, who died young. She won the contest.[4] She married to journalist Halit Çapın, and gave birth to a daughter named Berfu. Her marriage ended with divorce lasting briefly.[5]

Literature career

In 1990, she established a publishing company named Adam Yayınları. Her poems appeared in Adam Sanat, a literary periodical of the company. In some of her poems, she used the pen name Ani Toros. She also wrote books, and is a member of PEN International.

Books

Her books are the following:[2]

  • 1992: Türk Yazınından Seçilmiş Aşk Şiirleri (Collected poems)
  • 1993: Türk Yazınından Seçilmiş Ayrılık, Özlem, Yalnızlık Şiirleri (Collected poems)
  • 1993: Tramvay Döşeriz Ay Döşeriz (Poetry)
  • 1994: Dünya Yazınından Seçilmiş Mektuplar (Collected letters)
  • 1996: Çıplak Bakamıyorum (Poetry)
  • 1998: Üç Gün Paris: Fotoğraf Arkası Notları (Travel)
  • 1999: Amsterdam’dan Fotoğraf Arkası Notları (Travel)
  • 2000: Tutamadığım Sözler (Poetry)
  • 2000: Yirminci Yüzyılda Yazınımıza Elverenler (Collected biography)
  • 2001: Maskeler (Short Story)
  • 2005: Aldanış (Novel)
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References
  1. Writers of Turkey (in Turkish)
  2. Biography page
  3. Milliyet newspaper (in Turkish)
  4. Hürriyet newspaper
  5. Who's who (in Turkish)
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